Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 21-25, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Ga v. Shafer - elections, federal officer removal, pretrial habeas
Ga v. Clark - elections, federal officer removal, special purpose grand jury, federal question
Gemini Ins v. Zurich Am Ins - other insurance clauses, prejudgment interest
Havana Docks v. Royal Caribbean - Helms-Burton Act, Cuban confiscated property, trafficking
Mercado v. Fla DOC - habeas corpus

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Dettle v. State - double jeopardy, retroactive application of Lee
Bates v. State - capital case, postconviction relief, juror interview

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

No decisions this week.

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Evans v. Gulf Landings - easement, maintenance costs
Montgomery v. State - Richardson hearing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Silvera v. Effs - admissibility of deposition, custom
Yeyille v. Speigel - litigation privilege
Prada v. Ramirez - default, representation by counsel
Cenac v. Francois - insufficient record, child support
Lopez v. Lopez - appellate jurisdiction, dismissal granting leave to amend

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Philip Morris v. Rintoul - surviving spouse, date of marriage
Taylor v. State - predetermined sentence
Creech v. Santomassino - punitive damages
Altomare v. Boca West - county court jurisdiction
Holland v. State - postconviction relief
Cash v. Stoltenberg - personal jurisdiction, evidentiary hearing

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

City Nat’l Bank v. Signature Land - unjust enrichment, directed verdict
Jones v. State - cost of prosecution
Osborne v. Drees Homes - compel arbitration
Dortch v. State - Anders appeal, public defender application fee
Calvert v. Aleckson - nonfinal order, amended pleading, appellate mootness

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Nicholas v. State - postconviction relief
Sills v. Motor Car Concepts II - preservation
Malachite at Saphire Lakes v. HUD - sovereign immunity
Shelley v. Orange County - certiorari, monetary sanctions
GPITA v. Orange County - certiorari, monetary sanctions
Shelley's Septic Tank v. Orange County - certiorari, monetary sanctions


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